Boj (TV series)

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Boj
Genre	Adventure; Children;
Created by	Claire Underwood; Dave Ingham; David Hodgson;
Directed by	Claire Underwood
Starring	Ziggy Badans; Jason Donovan; Josie Taylor; Angelo Illsley; Poppy Hodgson; Jack Gardner; Sophie Goldstein; Dan Chambers; Dave Benson Phillips; Dominica Warburton; Fatima Ptacek; Egnes Bevče; Mia Donovan; Caroline Shaw;
Composer	Mick Cooke
Country of origin	United Kingdom; Ireland;
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	50 (1 special)
Production
Executive producers	Gary Timpson; Jon Rennie
Producer	David Hodgson
Editor	Paul Hibbs
Running time	11 minutes; 22 minutes ("Adventure Camp")
Production companies	Pesky Productions; Kavaleer Productions; Cloth Cat Animation;
Original release
Network	CBeebies (UK); RTÉjr (Ireland); Sprout (US); S4C (Wales);
Release	19 May 2014 –; 9 February 2015

Boj is an animated children's television series created by Claire Underwood, Dave Ingham, and David Hodgson for Pesky Productions. The series ran from 19 May 2014 to 9 February 2015 on CBeebies. The series centres on the adventures on young bilby named Boj and his rest of the gang, Rupa Nibblit, Gavin Bleat, Mia Twitch, and Denzil Woof, where they all live in Giggly Park, whenever one of Boj's friends have problems, Boj uses one of his "Boj-a-Boom" ideas to help them.

Characters

Boj (voiced by Ziggy Badans) is an anthropomorphic young blue bilby.^[1], he's happy and excitable, and likes to help his friends with his "Boj-a-Boom" ideas.
Mimi (voiced by Josie Taylor) is Boj's mother, she is friendly and likes to make music with Pops.
Pops (voiced by Jason Donovan) is Boj's father, he's chill and likes to make music with Mimi.
Denzil Woof (voiced by Angelo Illsey) is a brown anthropomorphic dog, he's is happy yet pretty clumsy dog who sometimes falls on the ground, he has a teddy bear named "Snugsy" who was once lost.
Ruby Woof (voiced by Caroline Shaw) is Denzil’s mum, she owns her own diner named "Ruby's Diner".
Dr. Bruce Woof (voiced by Dave Benson Phillips) is a local doctor and Denzil's dad.
Gavin Bleat (voiced by Jack Gardner) is a yellow anthropomorphic goat, he's a brilliant but pretty smug kid who has a interest for robots and inventions.
Blair Bleat (voiced by Dan Chambers) is an American goat who is a gadget enthusiast and Gavin's dad.
Bonnie Bleat (voiced by Dominica Warburton) is Gavin's mum, she once made an rummage sale to raise money to fix Giggly Park's old fountain.
Mia Twitch (voiced by Sophie Goldsteinin) is a white anthropomorphic mouse, she's excitable yet sometimes reckless, she's the only character without a dad.
Julie Twitch (voiced by Dominica Warburton) is Mia's single mum, she can be exhausted due to The Twitchlets' being hyperactive.
The Twitchlets (voiced by Claire Underwood) are Mia's five little brothers who are hyperactive and out of control.
Rupa Nibblit (voiced by Poppy Hodgson) is an anthropomorphic rabbit, she's good at Gymnastics, but can be pretty mean to others on some episodes.
Deepak Nibblit (voiced by Omar Khan) is Rupa's dad, he's an athlete who also sometimes do stuff that Geeta would try to correct him on.
Geeta Nibblit (voiced by Sudhi Bhuchar) is Rupa's mum, she also doesn't like messy stuff.
Mr Clive Cloppity (voiced by Dan Chambers) is a Scottish anthropomorphic horse who is the groundskeeper of Giggly Park. His first name is "Clive", as revealed in the 22-minute special "Adventure Camp", he is an grandfather figure for Boj and his buddies who also was once a magician.
Ms. Claire Clippity (voiced by Dominica Warburton) is an anthropomorphic horse and a friend of Mr. Cloppity's who appears in "Adventure Camp".
Hoj (voiced by Samuel Dyson), is an anthropomorphic bilby and Boj's cousin. He appears in "Adventure Camp".
Bibi (voiced by Maria Darling) is an anthropomorphic bilby, she is Boj's aunt and Hoj's mom. She appears in "Adventure Camp".

Episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Storyboard by	Original release date
1	1	"Boj the Collector"	Ben Ward	Krystal Georgiou	19 May 2014 (2014-05-19)
Boj makes a collection for his buddies to have fun with.
2	2	"Musical Mayhem"	Dave Ingham	Pete Western	20 May 2014 (2014-05-20)
When Denzil breaks his guitar, Boj fixes his ideas to come up with a new plan for the band.
3	3	"Hoppy Birthday"	Lisa Akhurst	Trevor Ricketts	21 May 2014 (2014-05-21)
Boj helps Mia choose something special for Rupa's birthday party.
4	4	"Under the Giggly Moon"	Dave Ingham	Trevor Ricketts	22 May 2014 (2014-05-22)
A father-son Giggly Park camping trip ended up in chaos, but Boj got an idea to save the trip.
5	5	"In the Hothouse"	Ben Ward	Krystal Georgiou	23 May 2014 (2014-05-23)
Mia and Rupa are fighting over doing the job to water the plants in Mr. Cloppity's hothouse due to Mia was over carried with having fun the hose broke due to the fight, Boj made a new game to help them.
6	6	"Let's Get Rummaging"	Lisa Akhurst	Paul Stone	26 May 2014 (2014-05-26)
Bonnie made rummage sale to raise money to fix Giggly Park's old fountain, Pops and Mimi are misunderstanding that amazing things can trust, which leads to Boj's idea.
7	7	"Giggly Holiday"	Lisa Akhurst	Trevor Ricketts	27 May 2014 (2014-05-27)
When Boj learned that Mia and her family never went to a holiday before, he made a mini beach-like holiday for them to have fun.
8	8	"Flat as a Pancake"	Davey Moore	Paul Stone	28 May 2014 (2014-05-28)
It is a hot day in Giggly Park and Denzil's paddling pool has a puncture. Boj has a boj-a-boom idea to mend the leaky pool - with Mrs Woof's extra sticky pancakes.
9	9	"Giggly Rink"	Dave Ingham	Mike Coles	29 May 2014 (2014-05-29)
Gavin is scared that he'll fall over in the rink, so Boj had an idea to help him.
10	10	"Bouncing Boj"	Sean Carson	Trevor Ricketts	30 May 2014 (2014-05-30)
Mr. Cloppity's Cherry Picker is broken, and he's stuck in here, so Boj has an idea by using Deepak's trampoline to help Mr. Cloppity.
11	11	"High Flying Drying"	Davey Moore	Trevor Ricketts	2 June 2014 (2014-06-02)
12	12	"Non-stop Pops"	Sean Carson	David Young	3 June 2014 (2014-06-03)
13	13	"The Sleep Under"	Sean Carson	Paul Stone	4 June 2014 (2014-06-04)
14	14	"Song for Mimi"	Sean Carson	Mike Coles	5 June 2014 (2014-06-05)
15	15	"Rainbow for Rupa"	Dave Ingham	David Young	6 June 2014 (2014-06-06)
Boj shows Rupa and her family a homemade approach to decorate a playroom with using colored chalk across Rupa's walls.
16	16	"Sneezy Snufferoos"	Neil and Annie Richards	Paul Stone	9 June 2014 (2014-06-09)
17	17	"Starfishing"	Lisa Akhurst	Trevor Ricketts	10 June 2014 (2014-06-10)
18	18	"The Best Nest"	Dave Ingham	Mike Coles	11 June 2014 (2014-06-11)
19	19	"Robot Recycler"	Ben Ward	Mike Coles	12 June 2014 (2014-06-12)
20	20	"Carry on Carrot"	Neil and Annie Richards	Paul Stone	13 June 2014 (2014-06-13)
21	21	"Mia's Pet"	Dave Ingham	Paul Stone	6 October 2014 (2014-10-06)
22	22	"Giggly Park Rescue Squad"	Sean Carson	Mike Coles	7 October 2014 (2014-10-07)
23	23	"The Amazing Cloppity"	Dave Ingham	Krystal Georgiou	8 October 2014 (2014-10-08)
24	24	"The Big-Big Bike Ride"	Sean Carson	Mike Coles	9 October 2014 (2014-10-09)
25	25	"Denzil's Lost Teddy"	Neil and Annie Richards	Mike Coles	10 October 2014 (2014-10-10)
26	26	"Boj and the Booms"	Dave Ingham	Paul Stone	13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)
27	27	"Watch the Birdie"	Sean Carson	Trevor Ricketts	14 October 2014 (2014-10-14)
28	28	"Keeping Mr. Cloppity"	Sean Carson	Mike Coles	15 October 2014 (2014-10-15)
29	29	"Puppet Show"	Lisa Akhurst	Trevor Ricketts	16 October 2014 (2014-10-16)
30	30	"The Peace Prize"	Sean Carson	Paul Stone	17 October 2014 (2014-10-17)
31	31	"The Duckling"	Lisa Akhurst	Krystal Georgiou	20 October 2014 (2014-10-20)
32	32	"Picnic in the Park"	Dave Ingham	Mike Coles	21 October 2014 (2014-10-21)
33	33	"Fun and Games"	Lisa Akhurst	Paul Stone	22 October 2014 (2014-10-22)
34	34	"Still as Statues"	Lisa Akhurst	Krystal Georgiou	23 October 2014 (2014-10-23)
35	35	"Sports G'Day"	Dave Ingham	Paul Stone	24 October 2014 (2014-10-24)
36	36	"Gavin's Got Talent"	Sean Carson	Krystal Georgiou	27 October 2014 (2014-10-27)
37	37	"The Giggly Park Express"	Sean Carson	Mike Coles	28 October 2014 (2014-10-28)
38	38	"Picky Eater"	Ben Ward	Krystal Georgiou	29 October 2014 (2014-10-29)
39	39	"The Giggly Dig"	Dave Ingham	Trevor Ricketts	30 October 2014 (2014-10-30)
40	40	"Pops's Outback Trek"	Lisa Akhurst	David Young	31 October 2014 (2014-10-31)
41 42	41 42	"Adventure Camp"	Dave Ingham	Mike Coles	26 January 2015 (2015-01-26)
When Boj's cousin Hoj and aunt Bibi came to Giggly Park, Mr. Cloppity invited Boj, his buddies and Hoj to an adventure camp, however, Hoj feels left out and homesick, additionally when the adukts are setting up a party, Bibi accidentally ruined it.
43	43	"Doctor Denzil"	Sean Carson	Krystal Georgiou	27 January 2015 (2015-01-27)
44	44	"Happy Harvesters"	Dave Ingham	Mike Coles	28 January 2015 (2015-01-28)
45	45	"Buzzy Boj"	Dave Ingham	Krystal Georgiou	29 January 2015 (2015-01-29)
46	46	"Bedtime for Rupa"	Dave Ingham	Paul Stone	30 January 2015 (2015-01-30)
47	47	"Blast Off Buddies"	Lisa Akhurst	Paul Stone	2 February 2015 (2015-02-02)
48	48	"Boj-a-balloon"	Sean Carson	Mike Coles	3 February 2015 (2015-02-03)
49	49	"Out of the Box"	Dave Ingham	Paul Stone	4 February 2015 (2015-02-04)
50	50	"Double Cloppity"	Lisa Akhurst	Krystal Georgiou	5 February 2015 (2015-02-05)
51	51	"Sploshy Fun"	Dave Ingham	Mike Coles	6 February 2015 (2015-02-06)
Denzil and Rupa both fail to win their swimming skills. Boj encourages his friends to get a new badge for being a good swimmer.
52	52	"Keep on Going"	Dave Ingham	Krystal Georgiou	9 February 2015 (2015-02-09)
Boj, Rupa, and Gavin are trekking for their Ranger survival badges and they can go back on track.

Home release

Title	Episodes	Release date
Boj: Blast Off Buddies	Blast Off Buddies Hoppy Birthday Flat as a Pancake Carry On Carrot Giggly Park Rescue Squad The Giggly Dig Denzil's Lost Teddy Boj the Collector Sneezy Snufferoos Keep On Going	18 May 2015 (2015-05-18)
Boj: Giggly Holiday	Giggly Holiday Picnic in the Park Let's Get Rummaging Pops Outback Trek The Peace Prize The Duckling Boj-a-Balloon The Sleep Under Keeping Mr Cloppity	13 July 2015 (2015-07-13)
Boj: Happy Harvesters	Happy Harvesters Out of the Box Boj-a-Balloon Sploshy Fun Pops' Outback Trek Keeping Mr Cloppity Doctor Denzil Starfishing Picky Eater Adventure Camp	18 September 2015 (2015-09-18)

References

^ "Meet the characters". BBC. 28 April 2014.

External links

Boj at BBC Online
Boj at IMDb

[1] "Meet the characters". BBC. 28 April 2014.

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